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// Station · 8m ago

KTWT

Sturgis Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.4°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 372 FT
37.5408°N / 87.9518°W
LOCATION · Sturgis, US
N
WIND
070°6 kt
KTWT · 372 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT045
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTWT 302055Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM SCT045 28/19 A2992 RMK AO2 T02840194 57008

KTWT · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,372 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

2,100FT
+1,728 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,300 1,650 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV372 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT369 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,715 FT SCT045 KTWT ELEV · 372 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT045
Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,715 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:34ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:07ZSUNSET
01:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (4h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET12:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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